Board of Zoning Appeals Site Design

MEMBERS PRESENT: JOEL ADRIAN, AMANDA BARTON, NELL POSTELL, JEFF WEBB, VERTELLE MIDDLETON STAFF PRESENT: LEE BATCHELDER, ERIC SCHULTZ, TECHINA JACQUES AGENDA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS – SITE DESIGN APRIL 6, 2016 5:00 P.M. 2 GEORGE STREET A. Deferred application from previously advertised BZA-SD agendas. 1. 7 St Teresa Dr (Westwood)(TMS#4210200172) APP. NO. 164-06-A1 Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned SR-2 Owner: Catholic Dioceses/Applicant: John Tarkany APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff conditions. MADE BY: N.Postell SECOND: A.Barton VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 B. New Applications. 1. 97 Logan St (Harleston Village)(TMS#4570803007) APP. NO. 164-06-B1 Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned DR-1F Owner: Heather & Dshamal Schoetz/Applicant: Same APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED XX MOTION: Deferral. MADE BY: SECOND: VOTE: FOR AGAINST 2. 2 Wharfside St (Laurens Place)(TMS#4590000008) APP. NO. 164-06-B2 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one protected tree. Zoned GB Owner: Laurens Place Condominium Owners Association/Applicant: April Gawrych/Dennis Wheelus APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED XX DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Disapproval. MADE BY: A.Barton SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 3 AGAINST 2 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/APRIL 6, 2016 PAGE 2 3. 307 Hammock Ln (Beresford Hall) APP. NO. 164-06-B3 (TMS#2681302019) Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned PUD Owner: Richard Glanz/Laura Mower/Applicant: Bill Huey + Assoc. APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: A.Barton SECOND: V.Middleton VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 4. 99 Alexander St (Mazyck-Wraggborough) APP. NO. 164-06-B4 (TMS#4591301093) Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned DR-1F Owner: 99 Alexander Street LLC/Applicant: Fred Willis III APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED XX MOTION: Deferral. MADE BY: SECOND: VOTE: FOR AGAINST 5. 1577 Seabago Dr (Boltons Landing)(TMS# 2860000359) APP. NO. 164-06-B5 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned SR-1 (ND) Owner: Brian & Rachel Riggs/Applicant: Same APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: J.Webb SECOND: V.Middleton VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 6. 57 Hanover St/78-92 Nassau St (East Side) APP. NO. 164-06-B6 (TMS#4590504156, 172, 174-177) Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of two grand trees. Request a variance from Sec 54-330 to allow the encroachment of impervious construction near the bases for two grand trees. Zoned PUD Owner: East Village Gardens, LLC/Applicant: Byers Design Group BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/APRIL 6, 2016 PAGE 3 APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions. MADE BY: V.Middleton SECOND: J.Webb VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 7. 292 Nassau St (East Central)(TMS#4590103053) APP. NO. 164-06-B7 Request a special exception from Sec 54-511 to allow a non-hard parking surface. Zoned GB Owner: Joseph Green/Application Forsberg Engineering & Surveying, Inc APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff conditions. MADE BY: N.Postell SECOND: A.Barton VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 8. 3097 South Shore Dr (W Ashley)(TMS#3100000029) APP. NO. 164-06-B8 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned PUD Owner: Harold Huffman Trust/Applicant: Richard & Tracy Turner APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED XX MOTION: Deferral. MADE BY: N.Postell SECOND: V.Middleton VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 9. 317 Meeting St (Cent. Bus. Dist.)(TMS#4570402066) APP. NO. 164-06-B9 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of six protected trees. Zoned GB Owner: Grambling Brothers Real Estate & Development, Inc/Applicant: Thomas & Hutton BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/APRIL 6, 2016 PAGE 4 APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff conditions. MADE BY: A.Barton SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 10. 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd (W Ashley) APP. NO. 164-06-B10 (TMS#3521100101) Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of three protected trees. Zoned GB Owner: Fiason-Ashley Landing, LLC/Applicant: Adams & Wilson Development APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff conditions. MADE BY: V.Middleton SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 11. 615 Parrot Point Dr (Parrot Point)(TMS# 4520600138) APP. NO. 164-06-B11 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned SR-1 Owner: Thomas Lauderdale/Applicant: Same APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff conditions. MADE BY: A.Barton SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 12. 428 ½ & 430 Meeting St (East Side) APP. NO. 164-06-B12 (TMS# 4590901033-034) Request a variance from Sec 54-347 to omit a portion of a required 5’ landscape area between incompatible uses. Request a variance from Sec 54-343 to reduce the required 5-foot landscape area along the street frontage. Zoned GB Owner: Xiao Lan, LLC/Applicant: Craft Design Studio, LLC BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/APRIL 6, 2016 PAGE 5 APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff recommendations. MADE BY: V.Middleton SECOND: J.Webb VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 13. 257 St Phillip St (Cannonborough/Elliottborough) APP. NO. 164-06-B13 (TMS#4600802127) Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned GB Owner: Maroon, LLC/Applicant: Andrew Gould APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff recommendations except that only new canopy trees can count toward mitigation. MADE BY: A.Barton SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 4 AGAINST 1 14. 2079 Wambaw Creek Rd (Cainhoy) APP. NO. 164-06-B14 (TMS#2710403001 & 002) Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to omit the 15 protected trees per acre requirement. Zoned PUD Owner: Delmo, LLC/Applicant: Earthsource Engineering APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff conditions. MADE BY: V.Middleton SECOND: J.Webb VOTE: FOR 4 AGAINST 1 15. Ashley Town Center Dr (W Ashley)(TMS#3100400016, APP. NO. 164-06-B15 3091500001, 069-070) Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of three grand trees. Request a special exception from Sec 54-513 to allow reduction in the OCRM Critical Line Buffer. Zoned LI & GB Owners: West Ashley Town Center 526, LLC & St. Andrews PSD/Applicant: HLA, Inc. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/APRIL 6, 2016 PAGE 6 APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with staff recommendations. MADE BY: A.Barton SECOND: J.Webb VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 For more information, contact the Zoning and Codes Division Office at 724-3781 or www.charleston-sc.gov In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, people who need alternative formats, ASL (American Sign Language) Interpretation or other accommodation please contact Janet Schumacher at (843) 577-1389 or email to schumacherj@charleston-sc.gov three business days prior to the meeting.